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1998 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.1-37.17:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.1-37.17:1. Transmission of certain information to Virginia State Bar, House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice, and other members of the General Assembly.
A. The Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission shall transmit
to:
1. the appropriate District Committee of the Virginia State Bar any
complaint or evidence with reference thereto that may come to its
attention with reference to the alleged misconduct of a part-time
judge or substitute judge of a court not of record which
relates to his private practice of law;.
2. B. The House Committee for Courts of Justice and
the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice upon the request of the chairman of
either committee, The Commission shall also transmit any
evidence that it has in its possession with reference to the alleged misconduct
of any judge whose election is to be considered at the next session of the
General Assembly to (i) the House and Senate Committees for Courts of
Justice and (ii) any member of the General Assembly, upon request. Such
evidence shall include the nature of the complaint, the current status of the
complaint, the duration of any suspension and the evidence supporting the
probable cause finding therefor, a description of any remedial course of
action, and a statement concluding whether any such remedial course of action
was successfully undertaken. A copy of any evidence in whatever form so
transmitted shall be sent to the judge in question. Any member of the General
Assembly who knowingly discloses such information shall be subject to any
sanctions which may be imposed by the Committee on Standards of Conduct.
2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on the date prescribed by the General Assembly in submitting a constitutional amendment to the voters which specifically provides for or authorizes the General Assembly to provide for an exception to the confidentiality of the proceedings and documents of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.